Executions and Stays 2026

(Last updated May 28, 2026)

This page will be updat­ed at 12 noon (Eastern Time) each day 
to reflect exe­cu­tions that occurred in the pre­vi­ous 24 hours.

39 execution dates have been scheduled by 8 states for 2026.
14 executions have been carried out.
14 death warrants are inactive.

Definitions of Death Warrant Outcomes

The fol­low­ing table lists the def­i­n­i­tions for the out­comes of death war­rants which are dis­played on the Outcomes of Death Warrants in 2025 tableau. Each out­come describes the cur­rent sta­tus of the defendant’s death war­rant. The main cat­e­gories for the out­comes of death war­rants are Active, Inactive, and Executed. On the 2025 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Date of Scheduled Execution table, the main cat­e­gories, Active, Inactive, and Executed are dis­played in the Outcome col­umn; rel­e­vant details of the pro­ce­dur­al his­to­ry are not­ed in the Events column.

OutcomeDefinition
Active The death war­rant for the defen­dant has been issued and an exe­cu­tion date has been set. 
InactiveThe defen­dant will not be exe­cut­ed on the sched­uled execution date. 
ExecutedThe defen­dant was exe­cut­ed by the state or juris­dic­tion in which they were serv­ing a death sentence. 

2026 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Date of Scheduled Execution

Date of Scheduled ExecutionStatePrisonerOutcomeEvents
January 2, 2026PARichard Roland LairdInactiveAfter the exe­cu­tion was sched­uled, Governor Shapiro issued a same-day reprieve on December 5, 2025.
January 28, 2026TXCharles Victor ThompsonExecutedEXECUTED on January 28, 2026.
February 10, 2026FLRonald HeathExecutedEXECUTED on February 10, 2026. 
February 11, 2026OHAntonio FranklinInactiveOn October 10, 2025, Governor DeWine issued a reprieve. The exe­cu­tion has been resched­uled for February 15, 2029.
February 12, 2026OKKendrick SimpsonExecutedEXECUTED on February 12, 2026. 
February 24, 2026FLMelvin TrotterExecutedEXECUTED on February 24, 2026.
March 3, 2026FL Billy Leon KearseExecutedEXECUTED on March 3, 2026.
March 11, 2026TXCedric RicksExecutedEXECUTED on March 11, 2026.
March 12, 2026ALCharles Lee BurtonInactiveOn March 10, 2026, Governor Ivey grant­ed clemen­cy to Mr. Burton, com­mut­ing his death sen­tence to life without parole. 
March 12, 2026OHJames TrimbleInactiveOn October 10, 2025, Governor DeWine issued a reprieve. The exe­cu­tion has been resched­uled for March 14, 2029.
March 17, 2026FLMichael KingExecutedEXECUTED on March 17, 2026.
March 24, 2026PAHarvey M. RobinsonInactiveOn February 20, 2023, Governor Shapiro issued a reprieve.
March 31, 2026FLJames DuckettInactive

On March 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of Florida denied the state’s motion to lift the stay, explain­ing that the ​“cir­cuit court con­tin­ues to have con­cur­rent juris­dic­tion to rule on motions relat­ed to DNA test­ing and suc­ces­sive claims filed by the peti­tion­er.” A sta­tus report on all pend­ing issues from the cir­cuit court is due to the Supreme Court of Florida by 5pm, April 2, 2026. 

On March 26, 2026, the Supreme Court of Florida ​“stayed pend­ing fur­ther order of this Court.” The Court allowed the State until 5pm Friday, March 27, 2026 to pro­vide a report address­ing the sta­tus of DNA testing. 

April 21, 2026FLChadwick WillacyExecutedEXECUTED on April 21, 2026.
April 30, 2026FLJames HitchcockExecutedEXECUTED on April 30, 2026. 
April 30, 2026TXJames BroadnaxExecutedEXECUTED on April 30, 2026. 
May 14, 2026OKRaymond JohnsonExecutedEXECUTED on May 14, 2026. 
May 14, 2026TXEdward BusbyExecuted

EXECUTED on May 14, 2026.

On May 8, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ​“tem­porar­i­ly stayed” the exe­cu­tion ​“pend­ing fur­ther order fro this court.” On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court vacat­ed the stay. 

May 20, 2026AZLeroy McGillExecutedEXECUTED on May 20, 2026.
May 21, 2026TNTony CarruthersInactive

On May 21, 2026, Governor Lee issued a reprieve. ​“I am grant­i­ng Tony Von Carruthers a tem­po­rary reprieve from exe­cu­tion for one year,” Governor Lee said in a state­ment. 

Mr. Carruthers’ exe­cu­tion was halt­ed after offi­cials could not find a vein suit­able for lethal injection. 

May 21, 2026FLRichard KnightExecutedEXECUTED on May 21, 2026. 
June 2, 2026FLAndrew Richard LukehartActive
June 11, 2026ALJeffrey LeeActive
June 17, 2026OHGerald R. HandInactiveOn January 30, 2026, Governor DeWine issued a reprieve. The exe­cu­tion has been resched­uled for April 18, 2029.
June 25, 2026PATedor DavidoInactiveThe exe­cu­tion was sched­uled on May 22, 2026, and Governor Shapiro issued a same-day reprieve. 
June 25, 2026FLDusty Ray SpencerActive
July 15, 2026OHCleveland R. JacksonInactiveOn January 30, 2026, Governor DeWine issued a reprieve. The exe­cu­tion has been resched­uled for June 13, 2029.
July 22, 2026OHDanny L. HillInactiveOn January 30, 2026, Governor DeWine issued a reprieve. The exe­cu­tion has been resched­uled for July 18, 2029.
August 13, 2026TNAnthony Darrell Dugard HinesActive
August 13, 2026TNCarlos Cuesta-RodriguezActive
August 19, 2026OHJames D O’NealInactiveOn April 17, 2026, Governor DeWine issued a reprieve. The exe­cu­tion has been resched­uled for August 14, 2029.
September 16, 2026TXLeJames NormanActive
September 23, 2026TXKer’Sean Olajuwa RameyActive
September 30, 2026TNChrista PikeActive
October 7, 2026TXJamaal HowardActive
October 21, 2026OHJerome HendersonActiveOn April 17, 2026, Governor DeWine issued a reprieve. The exe­cu­tion has been resched­uled for September 18, 2029.
November 12, 2026TXJohn RubioActive
November 18, 2026OHMelvin D. Bonnell Jr.ActiveOn April 17, 2026, Governor DeWine issued a reprieve. The exe­cu­tion has been resched­uled for October 18, 2029.
December 3, 2026TNGary Wayne SuttonActive

2026 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Month

MonthScheduled ExecutionsExecutionsInactive Death WarrantsActive Death Warrants
January2110
February4310
March7322
April3300
May5410
June5023
July2020
August3012
September3003
October2011
November2011
December1001
Total39141411

2026 Death Warrant Outcomes by Jurisdiction

StateScheduled ExecutionsExecutionsInactive Death WarrantsActive Death Warrants
Alabama2011
Arizona1100
Florida10712
Ohio8080
Oklahoma3201
Pennsylvania3030
Tennessee4013
Texas8404
Total39141411